Tuesday, September 24, 2013

► EGYPT: Tourism downturn hits local carriers as MidWest suspends its AOC.

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It isn't just national carrier, Egyptair (MS), that is bearing the brunt of the downturn in Egypt's tourism downturn , with the cou...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Denel establishes Spaceteq, a new satellite & space engineering unit within Denel Dynamics.

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South African state owned aerospace and defence technology conglomerate, Denel SOC,  has announced the formation of Spaceteq, a new busines...

► SOUTH SUDAN: (Pics) Rwandair begins its 3x weekly Kigali - Juba service.

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Rwanda's national carrier, Rwandair (WB), launched its long awaited flights to the South Sudanese capital, Juba with its maiden flight o...

■ CONGO (KINSHASA): RVA, Welthungerhilfe sign $15mln contract to rehabilitate Goma Airport runway.

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After the successful issuance of a tender in August, German NGO Welthungerhilfe (German for "World Hunger Aid") and the Democrat...

► CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Trans Air Congo adds a fourth B737-300 on lease from Star Air.

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The Republic of Congo's Trans Air Congo - TAC (Q8) has bolstered its operations with the addition of yet another South African B737-300...

► MOROCCO: Royal Air Maroc to establish Rabat as second local base; eyes five new routes before year end.

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As part of plans to establish Rabat as its second local base after its main hub in Casablanca, Royal Air Maroc (AT) says it will launch twe...
Monday, September 23, 2013

● OPINION: The Legal Basis of the Court Application against FlySafair by Rob Baker.

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In the interests of stirring more debate and offering a more broadly-based platform for the flow of information, ideas and opinions here on...

■ BURUNDI: Air Burundi to require nearly USD4million to resume operations.

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Air Burundi's (8Y) Group Managing Director, Emmanuel Habimana, says a return to service will prove costly both for the airline and it...

► COTE D'IVOIRE: Air Cote d'Ivoire to roll out new destinations once a third A319, two Q400s arrive in November.

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Air Côte d’Ivoire (HF) says it will roll out the new part of its regional expansion programme, set to include new services from Abidjan to ...

► ALGERIA: Tassili Airlines delays international expansion 'til 2014 as subsidies for southern flights now an option.

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Algerian domestic and regional carrier, Tassili Airlines (SF), has reaffirmed its plans to launch regional charter flights, albeit only in ...

■ CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE): Air CEMAC launch now delayed 'til early 2014 as more talks with Air France are due in October.

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In yet another unsurprising development regarding the formation and launch of Central Africa's bloc-based initiative, Air CEMAC, the ai...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: Imperial Logistics accuses SAA Cargo of anti-competitive practices.

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South African logistics and freight specialists, Imperial Logistics, has joined the growing list of South African private firms taking ac...

► KENYA: TUIfly Nordic to begin B787 Mombasa flights from December as Edelweiss pulls out from 2014.

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TUIfly Nordic(6B), the Stockholm-based charter subsidiary of the TUI Travel international leisure travel group, is set to offer a once we...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

► ETHIOPIA: Ethiopian Airlines clarifies its 787 order plans in light of media mixup.

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Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has moved to clarify various misleading international media reports regarding its 787-fleet ambitions. According ...

■ SOUTH AFRICA: mango to boost recruitment of black cadet-pilots as demand dictates.

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South African LCC, mango (JE), and regional operator, South African Express (XZ), have announced that, leveraging an existing SAX Cadet P...

► KENYA: First photos of Kenya Airways' first B777-300ER emerge.

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The first photos of Kenya Airways' (KQ) first B777-300(ER) (MSN ? | 5Y-KFA) have emerged with the airliner now set to undergo paintin...

■ GHANA: Mahama appoints new boards, bosses for Ghana Airports Company, Civil Aviation Authority.

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Ghanaian president, John Mahama, has reconstituted the Boards of both the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ghana Airports Co...

● NIGERIA: IATA boss calls for greater Public/Private cooperation to enable aviation to better propel African economic growth.

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During a speech in Lagos, Nigeria on September 17 to mark Aviation Day Africa, Tony Tyler, the CEO of the International Air Transport Assoc...

► GHANA: Eagle Atlantic Airlines outlines initial West African launch timetable, network.

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Ghana's Eagle Atlantic Airlines (E2) has outlined its initial West African regional service schedule now set to tentatively launch on O...

■ NIGERIA: AJW Aviation signs PBH contract with Nigeria's Skypower Express Airways.

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AJW Aviation, a British complete aircraft spares support specialist, has been selected by African ai...